Chess opening · ECO A00
Barnes Opening
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1. f3
Barnes Opening is catalogued under ECO code A00. It is reached after 1 move (1 half-move): 1. f3. After the last move it is Black to play. White opens with a less common first move. It is the defining line of the Barnes Opening family, which has 6 catalogued lines in total. 2 deeper lines continue from here, listed below.